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BEIJING (AP) — China suspended issuing visas Tuesday for South Koreans to come to the country for tourism or business in apparent retaliation for COVID-19 testing requirements imposed by South Korea on Chinese travelers, according to a notice posted by the Chinese Embassy in Seoul. Japan’s Kyodo News service said the ban would also affect …

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HONG KONG, Jan 12, 2023 – (ACN Newswire) – The latest trade fairs organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) recorded encouraging traffic and exhibitor participation, with many buyers placing orders at the fairground. The recent reopening of the Hong Kong-Mainland China border and resumption of international travel has helped drive the industry’s …

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Passengers and carriers alike hoped to see operations return to normal, but Chris Torres, the vice president of the Allied Pilots Association, warned that the chaotic situation could “cause ripple effects.” “This thing was lifted at 9 a.m. Eastern. That doesn’t mean the problem stops at 9 a.m. This is going to cause ripple effects,” …

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A traveler looks at a flight information board at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Jan. 11, 2023. Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images There’s plenty of blame to go around for the recent spate of delays and cancellations that have left travelers angry and cost airlines billions of dollars. Driving the news: U.S. airline departures were …

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HONG KONG, Jan 12 (Reuters) – Scores of mainland Chinese travellers are rushing to Hong Kong to receive mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, which are not available on the Chinese mainland, as the country grapples with a torrent of infections which have overwhelmed its health system. A private hospital in the special Chinese administrative region of Hong …

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Jan 12 (Reuters) – Authorities around the world are imposing or considering curbs on travellers from China as COVID-19 cases there surge following its relaxation of “zero-COVID” rules. China has rejected criticism of its COVID data. PLACES IMPOSING CURBS UNITED STATES The United States imposed mandatory COVID-19 tests on travellers from China beginning Jan. 5. …

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After an $8bn makeover, New York’s new LaGuardia airport complex is finally an airport the city can be proud of. Unfortunately the same can not be said for the industry it serves. For the second time in almost two weeks, thousands of flights were canceled across the US on Wednesday – this time because of …

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Air travel ground to a halt Wednesday morning as FAA’s computer system went down Air travel in the United States has been a mess Wednesday morning after a computer system for the Federal Aviation Administration went down – causing a cascade of flight delays and cancellations. January 11, 202310:21 AM ET Air travel ground to …

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After an $8bn makeover, New York’s new LaGuardia airport complex is finally an airport the city can be proud of. Unfortunately the same can not be said for the industry it serves. For the second time in almost two weeks, thousands of flights were canceled across the US on Wednesday – this time because of …

‘It’s been rough’: passengers weather another day of chaos at US airports Read More »